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ASHRAE Technical Committees – The Who, What, and How Prepared by ASHRAE’s Technical Activities Committee
2025
For further information, please contact the Manager of Research and Technical Services at ASHRAE Headquarters<br>
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ASHRAE Has Four Types of Committees Whose Focus is Primarily on Technical Information Technical Committees (TCs)
Task Groups (TGs)
Technical Resource Groups (TRGs)
Multidisciplinary Task Groups (MTGs)
Group of volunteers who provide the Society with expertise in a specific field or subject.<br>
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TC, TG, or TRG members Three types of membership
Voting
Corresponding (non voting)
Provisional Corresponding (non voting) volunteers All members are<br>
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Who is on a TC, TG, or TRG? Members represent diverse backgrounds:
manufacturers
consultants
researchers
universities
utilities
regulators
contractors
Government volunteers All members are<br>
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How Does an ASHRAE Technical Committee (TC) Work? TAC
Section Head TC
Vice-Chair TC
Secretary TC
Chair Handbook Research Program Standards Other TC
Webmaster Formal
Liaisons Informal
Liaisons TC Members
Voting Members
Corresponding Members
Provisional Corresponding Members Officers Subcommittees<br>
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ASHRAE Research - Initiated & Monitored Identify needed research
Develop research work statements
Evaluate proposals
Monitor the research project
Ensure results are disseminated to the Society<br>
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Participate in the ASHRAE Standards Process Primary responsibility for document development lies with Standards Project Committees (SPCs)
Recommend topics needing a standard
Regularly review the TC’s standards
May be asked to be members of the SPC
Provide liaisons to SPCs
May be asked to provide concurrence with non-ASHRAE standards (e.g. ASTM or ISO)<br>
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Handbook Chapters Assigned chapters consistent with their expertise/scope
Most have standing handbook subcommittees to write and revise chapters and may be responsible for multiple chapters.
Responsibility for chapters is listed in the Handbook (as are major content contributors)<br>
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Programs for ASHRAE Conferences The committees and their members suggest topics and sessions for presentation, thus almost all of the conference programs are sponsored by the TCs, TGs, and TRGs.
Technical & Conference Paper Sessions (Symposia)
Paper sessions on specific topics that are published in ASHRAE Transactions usually initiated by TCs or TGs and reviewers are usually from TCs, TGs, or TRGs
Seminars and Forums
Majority of these sessions are proposed, developed, and presented by committee members.
Seminar topics include basics, recent advances, and on-going research of members and their organizations.
Forums involve audience participation on questions posed by TCs to identify members’ technical needs.<br>
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How to get involved Cruise the ASHRAE website to see which are most relevant to your interests and expertise
(www.ashrae.org/standards-research--technology/technical-committees)
TC scopes available for all
TCs have websites
Then choose a way to get involved
E-mail the secretary or chair about your interest (see TC website for specific email address)
Apply for provisional corresponding membership directly from the TC website(s).
Attend Society Winter and Annual meetings and the TC(s) you are interested in – volunteer!<br>
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“Remote” Participation Participation has historically been based upon attendance at the winter and summer conferences
Committee members (Voting, Corresponding, Provisional Corresponding) get all minutes and other documents distributed by the committee.
Remote Participation in Meetings (RPM) enable some committees to include members and others who are unable to be physically present
Happens at the time of the committee meeting
Not all committees do this – need to find out ahead and sign up
Webinar – can see info being shown
Volunteer to help<br>
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Technical Committee Sections SECTION 1.0 FUNDAMENTALS AND GENERAL
SECTION 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
SECTION 3.0 MATERIALS AND PROCESSES
SECTION 4.0 LOAD CALCULATIONS AND ENERGY REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 5.0 VENTILATION AND AIR DISTRIBUTION
SECTION 6.0 HEATING EQUIPMENT, HEATING & COOLING SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
SECTION 7.0 BUILDING PERFORMANCE
SECTION 8.0 AIR-CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION SYSTEM COMPONENTS
SECTION 9.0 BUILDING APPLICATIONS
SECTION 10.0 REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
SECTION MTG MULTIDISCIPLINARY TASK GROUPS<br>
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ASHRAE Will Give You the World Give Back to ASHRAE NETWORK GROW SHARE TEACH LEARN<br>
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Become A Future Leader in ASHRAE – Write the Next Chapter In Your Career YOU ARE NEEDED FOR:
Program ideas
Research ideas
Handbook ideas
Standards ideas
Student mentoring Find your Place in ASHRAE! Visit www.ashrae.org VOLUNTEER! ASHRAE members who participate in technical activities become leaders and bring information and resources back to their jobs and their chapters.<br>
